Neurodermatitis therapy

Treatment options for neurodermatitis

• The attending physicians therefore work together with the patient – and in the case of children with their parents – to draw up a treatment plan tailored to their personal situation. The following options are used:
• Detailed advice on how to avoid triggers for new flare-ups.
• The basis of any treatment for atopic dermatitis is the
  Basic therapy with moisturizing measures. Through the
  Regular use of suitable skin care (lotions, creams, etc.) and appropriate skin cleansing can often improve symptoms such as itching and the skin barrier in the long term.
• Classic treatments with substances with or without
  cortisone or with the latest medications, for example
  with so-called calcineurin inhibitors or immunomodulators. In addition, so-called biologics, which are highly effective in suppressing individual messenger substances of inflammation, can now also be used under certain circumstances.
• Therapies with ultraviolet light (UV-A, UV-B, including narrow-band, UV-A1). These are carried out by dermatologists in your practice and also by the Dermatology Clinic at the University Hospital Zurich.
• The Dermatology Clinic of the University Hospital Zurich
  also offers the so-called cloth treatment. After applying ointments, the affected person is wrapped in sheets for about an hour. This greatly increases the effect of the ointments applied.
• The use of special underwear that has an antipruritic and antibacterial effect.

New treatment options

Dermatology clinics actively research the causes of neurodermatitis and participate in clinical studies. This enables them to offer patients new treatment options at an early stage.

New systemic treatment options for very severe forms of atopic dermatitis have also recently become available in Switzerland. On the recommendation of the treating physicians, these are either applied for through your insurance company or made available in clinical studies.